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| ตัณหา dtanM haaR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตัน-หา |
| IPA | tan hǎː |
| Royal Thai General System | tanha |
| [noun, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | Tanha; craving; lust; desire; thirst | ||
| synonyms | ดำฤษณา  | damM ritH saL naaR | lust; desire |
| ราคะ | raaM khaH | lust; sexual passion; laciviousness | |
| examples | ตัณหาจัด | dtanM haaR jatL | [is] lustful |
| กิเลสตัณหา | giL laehtL dtanM haaR | longing; passion; desire; craving | |
| ไอ้แก่ตัณหากลับ! | aiF gaaeL dtanM haaR glapL | [used with male] to become repossessed by lust at old age despite senility; used to show detestation. | |
| เขย่าตัณหา | khaL yaoL dtanM haaR | to stimulate desire | |
| sample sentences | พระพุทธเจ้าสอนไม่ให้พุทธศาสนิกชนหมกมุ่นกับเรื่องตัณหาราคะรวมทั้งกิเลส phraH phootH thaH jaoF saawnR maiF haiF phootH thaH saatL saL nikH gaL chohnM mohkL moonF gapL reuuangF dtanM haaR raaM khaH ruaamM thangH giL laehtL "The Lord Buddha taught that Buddhists should not be consumed by lust, carnal desires, or sexual passion." | ||
อีแร้งบินสูง แต่เวลาหิวก็โฉบลงมากินหมาเน่า เปรียบดั่งคนมีการศึกษาสูง พอตัณหาเกิดก็ทำอะไรต่ำ ๆ เหมือนคนไม่มีการศึกษาเลย eeM raaengH binM suungR dtaaeL waehM laaM hiuR gaawF cho:hpL lohngM maaM ginM maaR naoF bpriiapL dangL khohnM meeM gaanM seukL saaR suungR phaawM dtanM haaR geertL gaawF thamM aL raiM dtamL meuuanR khohnM maiF meeM gaanM seukL saaR leeuyM "Vultures soar high, but when they are hungry, they swoop down to consume carrion; similarly, base cravings cause educated people to act as if they are ignorant." | |||
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